Daniel C. Peterson's Blog, page 1252

The history of Mormonism, in a slightly new key

    A very basic history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as told by voices that you probably haven’t heard before:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulfVP...    

“Disciples of Jesus Christ are defenders of marriage”

    At least, that’s the opinion of Elder Russell M. Nelson, a senior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:   http://m.deseretnews.com/article/8656...   Need I point out that one of the main Greek equivalents of English defense is apologia?   Perhaps apologetics, the reasoned [Read More...]

Good food, good company, and good theater

    We enjoyed a very good dinner at Sweet Basil Thai & Sushi tonight with Will Schryver and his wife, and then headed over with them to a performance of Measure for Measure, our last play for the summer at the Utah Shakespeare Festival and one of my favorites in the Shakespearean canon.  It’s a very [Read More...]

If music be the food of love . . .

    Just back from a hilarious production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, followed by a badly needed visit to a car wash and a brief drive up around the base of the mountains to the east of Cedar City.   Have I said it before?  The Shakespeare Festival here is an under-appreciated treasure.   Posted [Read More...]

FairMormon RiseUp podcast

    A podcast, intended to be produced on a regular basis, that is designed to help young Latter-day Saints deal with challenges to their faith:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/fair...   Posted from Cedar City, Utah  

“Fore!”

      Many years ago, my father absolutely put one over on his sweet older sister, my aunt, who (I was quite young and don’t recall) was visiting us from either North Dakota or San Diego, where she moved after the tragic accident death of her husband.   He had gone golfing with his [Read More...]

“The Gift of a Great Movie”

    http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/...   Has anybody out there seen this film yet?   I haven’t, and I won’t be able to see it for at least a week, but I would be interested in reactions from those who have.   Posted from Cedar City, Utah (mentioned in order to show off about the sheer enviable glamour [Read More...]

“The Comedy of Errors”

    We’ve just returned from a crowd-pleasing slapstick Comedy of Errors set in the Old Wild West.   Yet another excellent production.   Still, there were a few empty seats.   The executive director of the Utah Shakespeare Festival told me, this afternoon, that overall ticket sales for the Festival are slightly down this year. [Read More...]

“A Look at Some ‘Non-Standard’ Book of Mormon Grammar”

    It being that day of the week, Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture has published another article:   http://www.mormoninterpreter.com/a-lo...   I think this now represents one hundred and seven [107] consecutive weeks of publication.   I’m not alone in regarding this week’s article as exceptionally significant.  My friend and colleague Professor Royal Skousen, [Read More...]

Jane Austen, on stage

    After enjoying lunch with Will Schryver and his wife, we attended a very well done theater version of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility.   I’m a really, really, really enthusiastic Jane Austen fan.   It worries me.   Nothing blows up.  There are no car chases.   Am I, simply, when all is said [Read More...]